TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
 
AT 10 A.M., TYPHOON NESAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 450
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.3 DEGREES NORTH
113.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
HAINAN ISLAND.

 

LOCAL WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY STRONG, OCCASIONALLY REACHING
GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE BEFORE 3 P.M. TODAY. NESAT IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THE
INFLUENCE OF ITS CIRCULATION TO THE TERRITORY WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH. MEANWHILE, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA IS STRENGTHENING. THE WEATHER IS APPRECIABLY
COOLER OVER THE REGION. WHEN HONG KONG COMES INCREASINGLY
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER REPLACING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BY THE
STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL. 
 
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
TATE'S CAIRN, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 71, 54 AND
46 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 87, 63 AND 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE COMPLETE PRECAUTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE
SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED
OR TAKEN INDOORS. CHECK IF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CAN BE
SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR PLACED ON THE
GROUND, AND COMPLETE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
 
5. SMALL VESSEL OWNERS SHOULD NOW COMPLETE ALL SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS AND RETURN TO NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
 
6. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 18.10.2022